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Recent news releases and decisions on ASIRT investigations.
- May 10, 2022
On Aug. 8, 2018, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the hospitalization of a man after being in the custody of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police at the High Prairie Detachment.
- May 6, 2022
The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) has concluded investigations into two separate files involving individuals who died during interactions with police.
- April 13, 2022
On July 19, 2018, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of a man who was shot during an interaction with officers from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police that same day.
- April 1, 2022
On Oct. 23, 2019, pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the Yukon, the Government of Alberta and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of a man, hereinafter referred to as the affected person (AP).
- March 30, 2022
On March 25, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the death of a 55-year-old man earlier that day.
- March 30, 2022
On March 20, at approximately 12:50 a.m., Calgary Police Service (CPS) received a complaint of an intoxicated man yelling, banging on doors, and trying to get into a house in Sandstone. Officers arrived a short time later and located the man, who then ran away.
- March 15, 2022
On March 13, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the death of a 39-year-old man earlier that day.
- March 14, 2022
On Mar. 9, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the injury of a 22-year-old man on Kehewin First Nation earlier that day.
- March 11, 2022
On Apr. 19, 2018, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding an officer-involved shooting with no injuries involving members of the Okotoks detachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).
- February 28, 2022
On Feb. 25, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the injury of a 47-year-old man in Picture Butte the previous day.
- February 25, 2022
On Feb. 23, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the deaths of a 36-year-old man and a 59-year-old man earlier that day.
- February 22, 2022
On Feb. 19, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the death of a 41-year-old man after an encounter with Calgary Police Service (CPS) officers earlier that day.
- February 17, 2022
On Nov. 22, 2019, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the injury of a 20-year-old male while in Edmonton Police Service (EPS) custody.
- February 15, 2022
On Feb. 11, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the injury of a 26-year-old man during an encounter with Edmonton Police Service (EPS) officers the previous evening.
- February 14, 2022
On Feb. 10, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate a Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officer’s discharge of his firearm during an encounter with a 39-year-old man that day.
- January 17, 2022
On Jan. 10, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the death of a 25-year-old man that had occurred earlier that day when the man was in the custody of the St. Paul RCMP.
- January 10, 2022
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- January 5, 2022
On Dec. 31, 2021, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the death of a 33-year-old male after an encounter with Edmonton Police Service (EPS) officers earlier that day.
- December 15, 2021
On Dec. 13, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate a Dec. 12 incident where a 22-year-old man was taken to hospital after being arrested and placed in police custody.
- December 9, 2021
On Aug. 9, 2019, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding an alleged sexual assault involving an Edmonton Police Service (EPS) officer.
- November 29, 2021
On July 4, 2019, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding the detention in the Calgary Police Service (CPS) Arrest Processing Section (APS) of a 44-year-old man.
- November 29, 2021
On Jan. 7, 2019, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding injuries suffered by a 53-year-old man while being detained in the Calgary Police Service (CPS) Arrest Processing Section (APS) on Dec. 7, 2018.
- November 1, 2021
On Sept. 9, 2019, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding the apprehension and arrest of a 49-year-old man.
- October 19, 2021
On Oct. 15, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate a Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officer’s discharge of his service weapon during an encounter with a 27-year-old man earlier that day.
- October 15, 2021
On Nov. 30, 2018, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of a 23-year-old man, hereinafter referred to as the affected person (AP), after he went into medical distress while being held in a cell in the Edmonton Police Service (EPS) Detainee Management Unit (DMU). No officers were designated as subject officers. ASIRT’s investigation is now complete.
- October 8, 2021
On July 10, 2019, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding an incident involving the June 11, 2019 apprehension and arrest of a 26-year-old man.
- October 8, 2021
On July 11, 2018, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team was directed to investigate an allegation that on June 9, 2018 a Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officer committed an assault when he delivered an open-handed slap to the face of a handcuffed 30-year-old man being detained at the Strathcona County RCMP Detachment.
- September 24, 2021
On Sept. 21, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate a Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officer’s discharge of his service weapon during an encounter with a 29-year-old man that day.
- September 2, 2021
On Sept. 1, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate a Calgary Police Service (CPS) officer’s discharge of his service weapon during an encounter with a 28-year-old man that day. No one was injured.
- August 31, 2021
On Aug. 27, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate an incident that took place the previous evening during which Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers discharged their service firearms. A 28-year-old male was seriously injured.
News archive
View any news release issued by ASIRT:
Timing
ASIRT issues a news release and, in time-sensitive situations, a tweet:
- after the province’s director of law enforcement assigns ASIRT a file
- at the conclusion of an ASIRT investigation
Exceptions
ASIRT’s executive director chooses when to issue news releases or tweets for investigations into Alberta police officers whose conduct:
- may have caused serious injuries
- may have caused death
- has led to sexual assault allegations
Balancing transparency
When ASIRT issues a news release or tweet, the team strives to:
- disclose as much information as possible to the public
- protect the confidentiality of witnesses
- guard the privacy rights of those involved
- maintain the integrity of investigations
Revealing names
In its news releases and tweets, ASIRT does not usually include the names of people who have:
- died
- been seriously injured
Exceptions
ASIRT may reveal a person's identity in a news release or tweet based on:
- the circumstances surrounding the incident
- a combination of other factors, such as the:
- requirements of an investigation
- person's position on their name being released
- family's position on the name of their deceased relative being released
- person's age
- person's name already being in the public domain
- stage of an investigation
- limitations imposed by law – Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, Youth Criminal Justice Act, etc.
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